Rod And Greg

Rod Bryar, a member of a local teenage folk group in Melbourne called The Ozark Trio met banjo player and classically trained guitarist (trained by Gene Pingitore) Greg Coach in 1963 and they formed a duo. They began gigging around Melbourne doing pub shows, restaurants and coffee lounges, performing on TV on Graham Kennedy's In Melbourne Tonight. and tour of Tasmania. In 1966 they recorded a self-penned single on the Leedon label, ''Outside Of The World/Sit By Me''. Bryar began a teaching degree in 1964 and then was conscripted in to National Service and was sent to Vietnam in 1967. He wrote a book about his music and Vietnam experiences "The outer edge of fame : the life and times of Rodney James Bryar" (2016). Coach moved to Sydney in 1970 and played in pop, rock, blues, country and jazz bands in Sydney Clubs and Hotels. After some inactivity he now teaches guitar.